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CAPITAL&CENTRIC, the team behind Stoke-on-Trent’s Goods Yard neighbourhood, have unveiled fresh new images of the lush green spaces that will be open to the public.   Visitors will be greeted by a new lawn – about the size of a professional tennis court – as they arrive at the neighbourhood from Glebe Street.   A…

BCRS Business Loans has announced the appointment of a new business development manager for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Mark Savill has joined the West Midlands-based business lender to support businesses across Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and the surrounding areas which are looking for finance to achieve growth and make a positive contribution to the economic wellbeing of the…

Plans to replace five former sheltered housing schemes with new homes for the city’s residents can now be revealed for the first time. Stoke-on-Trent City Council agreed to demolish five decommissioned schemes as part of a Sheltered Housing Review, back in November 2018, and last year work started to clear each of the sites. Now…

Stoke-on-Trent has been named as one of the leading locations in the United Kingdom for the take-up of apprenticeships. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been a driving force for the uptake of apprenticeships by offering them to its own workforce since the launch of the apprenticeship levy in April 2017 and also sharing its levy with…

Specialist B2B marketing agency Lesniak Swann has welcomed a new account executive to its expanding team based in Stoke on Trent.   The new hire, Hine, will work in the agency’s account management team which develops and delivers creative marketing campaigns for big, international clients in sectors such as construction, energy and engineering.    Joel…

Businesses and organisations across Stoke-on-Trent are being encouraged to take advantage of the Government-funded apprenticeship levy share scheme, as part of celebrations for National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February 2024). The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced by the government to help fund apprenticeships and is designed to put the funding in the hands of employers to invest…

The Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Careers Hub have unveiled its latest initiative, the ‘Careers Observatory’ project, aimed at fostering meaningful connections between local businesses and schools.

The ‘Best Summer Job Ever’ internship scheme has returned for 2024 – offering students across Staffordshire the chance to win a paid placement working with some of the area’s foremost creative agencies.

Researchers have entered into partnership to gauge the impacts of a new development described as “the biggest symbol of a Potteries renaissance.”